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Harper's Island

★ 7.4 29K votes 2009–2009 1 season · 13 episodes Ended CBS
Cliffhanger-drivenEngineered for the 'one more episode' effect.This show: 8/10Mystery boxCentral riddles sustained across whole seasons.This show: 8/10Tight limited runA compact, complete story told in just a few episodes.This show: 8/10TenseSustained suspense and pressure from start to finish.This show: 8/10Monster horrorCreatures and slashers, fear made physical.This show: 7/10Graphic violenceExplicit, unflinching violence.This show: 7/10Ensemble castMany characters carrying equal weight.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Elaine CassidyChristopher GorhamMatt BarrGina HoldenKatie CassidyCassandra Sawtell
Written by
Ari Schlossberg
Starring
Elaine CassidyChristopher GorhamMatt BarrGina HoldenKatie CassidyCassandra Sawtell
Written by
Ari Schlossberg
Ratings per Episode
246810
Votes per Episode
0200400600800

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About

"A slasher movie stretched into a whodunit season"

A wedding party travels to a remote island for a bride's big day, only to discover the island's bloody history isn't done with them. One by one, guests start disappearing, and it becomes clear someone among them is a killer picking off the group. It plays like a slasher movie stretched into a season-long whodunit, with weekly cliffhangers designed to make you guess who dies next and who's responsible. The tone is pulpy and tense rather than prestige horror, and the fun is in the guessing game as much as the scares.

Watch it for

the addictive whodunit structure that turns every episode into a guessing game about who dies next.

Maybe skip if

you want deep characters over body-count momentum and twist-driven plotting.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

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Season 12009
7.56K1311h 26m
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1Whap7.0
64042 min
▶2Crackle7.1
51640 min
▶3Ka-Blam7.2
47240 min
▶4Bang7.0
45342 min
▶5Thwack7.5
44242 min
▶6Sploosh7.5
43660 min
▶7Thrack, Splat, Sizzle7.3
41860 min
▶8Gurgle7.7
41460 min
▶9Seep7.8
41160 min
▶10Snap7.9
41960 min
▶11Splash7.9
46660 min
▶12Gasp7.9
41860 min
▶13Sigh7.5
45960 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Elaine Cassidy Abby Mills
Christopher Gorham Henry Dunn
Matt Barr Christopher 'Sully' Sullivan
Gina Holden Shea Allen
Katie Cassidy Trish Wellington
Cassandra Sawtell Madison Allen
Brandon Jay McLaren Danny Brooks
C.J. Thomason Jimmy Mance
Jim Beaver Sheriff Charlie Mills
Adam Campbell Cal Vandeusen

Crew

Ari Schlossberg

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